Oregon News Coverage Advisory
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 5 years AGO
Our news coverage plans for Oregon. If you have questions or suggestions about the report, please call the Portland bureau at 503-228-2169. The West Regional Desk can be reached at (602) 417-2400.
A reminder, this information is not for publication or broadcast and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Some TV and radio stations will receive broadcast versions of the stories below, along with all updates.
Oregon at 7:30 p.m.
LNG RAIL SHIPMENTS
HARRISBURG, PA. — The attorneys general of 15 states including Oregon and Washington said this week that they oppose a Trump administration proposal to allow rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, arguing the trains will share tracks with passenger trains and travel through congested areas. By Marc Levy. SENT: 380 words.
OREGON CAP AND TRADE
SALEM, Ore. — A climate change bill that could dominate the 2020 Oregon legislative session got its first public hearing as lawmakers try to find a compromise on an issue that led to GOP senators walking out of the Capitol last year. SENT: 600 words.
NORTHWEST STORM
SEATTLE — Freezing temperatures and more snowfall created hazardous driving conditions and caused more school delays and closures in the Puget Sound area. SENT: 250 words. With AP photos.
CALIFORNIA RECYCLING
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are considering upending the state’s struggling bottle and can recycling program by requiring beverage distributors to create a new system to take back their own containers, similar to one that has been successful in neighboring Oregon. By Don Thompson. SENT: 740 words. With AP photos.
EUROPE DATA PRIVACY
LONDON — Dating apps including Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder leak personal information to advertising tech companies in possible violation of European data privacy laws, a Norwegian consumer group said in a report Tuesday. SENT: 400 words.
IN BRIEF:
SENATE PRESIDENT: Oregon Senate president, 76, hospitalized with hip pain.
MISSING MEN FISHING BOAT: Search on for 3 men after capsized fishing boat found.
PROUD BOY BRAWLER SENTENCE: Man banned from Portland protests for 2 years.
SALEM CAR CAMPING: Salem moves forward with plan to allow car camping.
PAYPAL CHARITY SETTLEMENT: Nevada, Oregon, other states part of $200K PayPal charity settlement.
LIQUID METH SAILBOAT GUILTY: Man with meth on sailboat off Oregon Coast pleads guilty.
The AP-Portland, Ore.